Cable TV , internet service ??????

[Chestnut]

what' s everyone doing to save money
pro / con
any service
thanks form any input
chestnut
we have at&t and enjoy the u verse , internet service some what
they were out to day 24 mb and the U 300
1 DVR 2 receivers HD , and maybe the sport channel
164.00 + all the fees & taxes
all for a 15 year customer ???????
had 3 different quota's from 3 different people
no specials ??? nothing for loyalty ???
chestnut

 

[cburns]

about to dump ours, bill goes up by some amount every month no matter the carrier. i could do a lot with 160+, cell phones are on the hit list also

 

[caughtinarut]

hard to live nowadays without a cell phone. mainly for safety reasons

 

[Chestnut]

phones

yep we have the at t phone service also
alway a problem with billing ( like the coverage )
new contracts look like u lease the phones now ??
ours are 4 years old and still good , but alway need a charge
maybe go back to old flip cameras phones
chestnut

 

[caughtinarut]

there are certain things you can do to save the battery. Turn off GPS and Wifi when not needed for starts.

 

[Miguel Cervantes]

yep we have the at t phone service also
alway a problem with billing ( like the coverage )
new contracts look like u lease the phones now ??
ours are 4 years old and still good , but alway need a charge
maybe go back to old flip cameras phones
chestnut

This sounds more like a flaw in the phone itself, not the carrier. AT&T does not make the phones.

 

[skeeter24]

We just moved into a new home and went with the AT&T fiber. They claim speeds to 1GBPS but I am seeing around 760MBS....still blazing fast. Worth every penny to me since I work from home a few days a week.

I tried just going to streaming at our second home in TN. Amazon Prime, Hulu, and Sling subscriptions with an OTA hooked to a Tableu box. All was fine except that the Sling TV had no DVR option or view on demand. I am used to recording multiple sporting events at once and then watching them that way to eliminate commercial breaks. That was the part that killed me most.

Until they have a sports streaming service that contains a good and reliable DVR or watch on demand function then I am going to keep paying DirecTv an arm and a leg.

 

[Barfolomew]

We dropped cable TV about a year ago.

Monthly costs
$50 - Cable for internet only
$9 - Amazon Prime
$10 - Netflix, allows 2 screens
$12 - Hulu, no commercials, well a lot less
$6 - CBS all access
Free - Youtube, Twitch, over the air TV

Total = $87

One time cost:
$160 - 60 mile omni-directional HD antenna with booster (Mohu Sky)
$80 - 2x Roku Express equivalent (not 4k)
$20 - misc. cable and splitters

We also use a PS4 and Apple TV on the system, but they aren't really absolutely needed. If you do not have a wireless router ($100), you will need that and potentially a booster ($80).

 

[rjcruiser]

We have Uverse as well. Yup....the $$ sucks, but every year, I call them saying I'm leaving and I can usually get $20 or so off. We have a similar setting to you on the TV, also have the fastest internet and phone included and pay $170 a month.

We tried Charter for about a month to save roughly $30 per month. Their DVR service was awful. Went back to Uverse. Sometimes, it's worth the extra $30.